Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-29
THE INQUEST.
Further Testimony Taken at the Inquest
Last Night.


Further Testimony Taken at the Inquest
Last Night.
SAN Francisco, October 2Sth.-TSpecial.l I
Notwithstanding the intense strain under
which the public has been since the inquest
in the death of Henry Benhayon began, the
excitement continues unabated. The
Courtroom was crowded again tonight
", S. Meyer, attorney for the Benhayon
family, was the first witness. He testified
that he considered the deceased mentally
intelligent; noticed no change, except one
Of natural grief after his sisters death. In
speaking of DR.. Bowers case, he often said
it was too long in coming to a close. Wit
ness had assisted deceased in obtaining let
ters of administration on the estate Of Mrs.
Cecilia Bowers, Saw BerhavOn at noon on
Thursday, October 20th, in Judge Wallace s
Court, where a suit was in progress in
which Benhayon was plaintiff. Saw no
memorandum book. Deceased, in speak
ing on the subject of suicide, in a general
way y,expressed heopinion thatany man who
committed suicide was an arrant coward.
Witness said that on leaving deceased at the
Courtroom on October Goth they made an
appointment to meet October 26th at wit
ness Office. Plaintiff had lost his case,
which was to recover the value of certain
property alleged to have been left by Mrs.
Cecilia Bowers, but now in the possession
of Mrs. Zeising. Witness saw a small
wine-cOlored memorandum book in the
possession of deceased during the Bowers
trial. Witness stated that deceased could
have derived no benefit from the policies of
Mrs. Bowers unless he was named in them
as the beneficiary.
Charles c. Higgins, drug clerk, knew
DINING for several years. Saw him at
11:45 P. N. on Saturday night at the Oberon
Saloon in company with Mr.. Apple. Spoke
with him about three minutes and then
left him.
u. Groom, formerly Deputy Coroner,
testified that he had often seen cases of
death by corrosive poison, and in several
cases had found bodies in a similar posi-
ton to that in which Benhayon's body was
found.
C.S. Cook, a medical student, testified
that he knew Benhayon since the Bowers
trial. Saw Benhayon on Saturday be-
tween 1890 and II p. NJ. on Grant avenue,
near Geary street. Deceased was with an
other person. Deceased was intoxicated,
and also his companion. Witness could
not identify Dimmig who was called, as
being the man he saw with Benhayon.
The latter had, in speaking of the Bowers
case to witness in the past, expressed an
undoubted belief in Bowers guilt.
MRS. DENiIG ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Demmig, wife of John Denmig,
testified that she knew Benhayon. She
was in the employ of Bowers family be-
fore her marriage. Her husband left home
last Saturday morning about 10 o'clock, and
she did not see him until o'clock, when
he came home, and left shortly after. He
was home again for supper about 6, and
left at 1:3O. He came home on Saturday
night and on my asking the time he said
it was 70 o'clock. He was sober. Witness
visited Bowers at the prison, but not within
the past two months. Demmig got up at
6 A. NJ. on Sunday. Demmig never in
formed her that he had rooms in any other
part of the city; neither did he tell
her that he knew Benhayon. Mrs.
Demnig was witness in the
Bowers case on behalf of the
defense. Witness called to see Dr. Bowers
at the jail about ten weeks ago shortly be-
fore her confinement, regarding that event
Her husband returned home intoxicated on
Tuesday and Wednesday nights Married
her husband under the name of J. A Viii
son. Her name at time of marriage was
Mrs. hells. When DINING left home last
Sunday morning he went fishing He often
went fishing on Sunday. Knew her hus-
band was troubled with a skin disease, for
which he used nitrate of silver, which left
stains on the skin. Never saw him remove
the stains, but he said he intended to get
some drug TO remove them about five
weeks ago.